Folliculitis happens when hair follicles get inflamed or infected. Your hair follicles are the small cavities that surround the roots of your hair. Folliculitis can occur on your skin wherever ...

Left untreated, scalp folliculitis can worsen and spread to other parts of the skin or cause scarring or hair loss. In severe cases, the infection can also lead to boils or cellulitis (a bacterial ...

Skin boils are a common condition caused by an infected hair follicle. A skin boil, also known as a furuncle, presents as a swollen and painful red bump. If bacteria infect a hair follicle on the ...

A 56-year-old female presented with an uncomfortable rash on her abdomen. She was vacationing in Florida and had spent much of her time in the hotel swimming pool and hot tub. The patient noted ...

A pimple-like bump or sore inside the nose can sometimes be due to nasal vestibulitis or nasal folliculitis. It is a bacterial infection that can develop when hair follicles become infected ...

While scalp acne might just seem like an inconvenient condition to manage, it could be key to preventing future hair loss. “If untreated or neglected, grossly manifested or subclinical inflammation ...

They found high levels of both in the tissue surrounding infected hair follicles, indicating a localized immune response. “The animal model was really powerful because essentially it validated a lot ...

While often mistaken for acne, butt acne, or folliculitis, is a common skin condition caused by inflamed or infected hair follicles. This condition typically appears as small red bumps or pus ...

Shaving rash aka 'razor burn' occurs when your razor blade damages your skin and hair follicles, causing them to become inflamed (or worse, infected). So when shaving rash strikes, the first thing ...